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Day Two saw a more rested and happy dog. First thing in the morning we all walked down to the bay and took a nice long walk. The new Mal got another look at waves and salt water. This time he got to get his feet wet and even have a little taste. He was very offended that water could be salty. His face was hilarious. The next day he tasted it again but I think he has already learned that salt water is not for drinking. It took two tastes for my previous Malamute to learn about salt water. My Husky still wants to drink salt water after 5 years. She seems to like it and we have to stop her from drinking it. Go figure!

We let him meet Raven again today while we were at the park. They both ran at each other, reared up like bucking broncos and hit their chests together in rowdy play. They were being a little rough so we only let them play for a few seconds. But we were encouraged that they didn’t growl at each other this time like they did in the store.

Fortunately Duck had Monday off so we had a nice quiet day of walking, eating, resting, and lots of petting. The new dog’s fleas were gone now but he was still filthy and he was shedding undercoat like crazy. There were dog hair tumbleweeds all over the kitchen floor. The kitchen floor looked pretty bad.

We were still thinking about names. Duck had been calling him “Puddin” but I knew he needed a good macho-manly name since he was such a big macho manly dog. I was calling him “Boy” for now. It didn’t matter much because it was almost impossible to get his attention outside no matter what you called. But he did respond to whistles and he was already learning to come when called (if you could get his attention first).

The new dog was still very tired but he was on the right path now for health and happiness. He seemed very enthused about his new surroundings and his new routine. And he wasn’t stingy with the doggie kisses and lean-hugs.

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